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16/05/2008 22:03
Estonian bear caught trying to enter Russia
16/05/2008 21:59
Georgia to block Russia from WTO until support for Abkhazia ends
16/05/2008 21:52 Georgia will continue to block Russia's entry to the World Trade Organization until Moscow withdraws its support for the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia, the country's reintegration minister said on Friday.
Russian gay community asks president to allow parade
16/05/2008 21:51 A committee defending the rights of sexual minorities has sent a letter to President Dmitry Medvedev asking him to allow a gay pride parade in central Moscow, Ekho Moskvy radio said Friday.
Russia calls on countries to agree on Moscow Mideast talks date
16/05/2008 21:03
Tehran hands proposals to Russia, China on nuclear security - 2
16/05/2008 20:00 Iran said on Friday it has submitted to the Russian and Chinese Foreign Ministries a package of proposals on nuclear non-proliferation and other international security issues.
French court unfreezes RIA Novosti account, orders compensation
16/05/2008 18:57 A court in Paris ruled on Friday to unfreeze RIA Novosti's account in France and ordered Switzerland's Noga to pay 15,000 euros ($23,000) in compensation to the Russian news agency.
Russia to join large-scale NATO-led naval exercises
16/05/2008 17:48 The Russian Navy will participate for the first time in a large-scale submarine rescue exercise conducted by NATO countries and their allies, a Navy spokesman said on Friday.
Svyazinvest Group's net profit up 88.6% to $1.6 bln in 2007
16/05/2008 17:34
Evraz places $400 mln in Eurobonds
16/05/2008 17:32 Evraz Group [LSE: EVR], Russia's largest steel and mining company, announced on Friday the placement of two Eurobond issues in a volume of more than $400 million.
Russia-Mongolia trade to exceed $1 bln - Medvedev
16/05/2008 17:24 Russia and Mongolia will increase bilateral trade to $1 billion and above in the next several years, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday.
Tehran hands proposals to Russia, China on nuclear security
16/05/2008 16:51 Iran said on Friday it has submitted to the Russian and Chinese Foreign Ministries a package of proposals on nuclear non-proliferation and other international security issues.
Georgia dismisses Russian spy claims as 'provocation'
16/05/2008 16:42 The Georgian Interior Ministry has dismissed as a 'provocation' Russian reports that a Georgian intelligence service agent had been detained in southern Russia on Friday.
Medvedev appoints aide in charge of Kremlin personnel department
16/05/2008 16:39 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appointed on Friday Oleg Markov to the post of presidential aide in charge of personnel issues, the Kremlin press service said.
Russian pavilion opens for first time at Cannes festival
16/05/2008 16:19 The first ever Russian pavilion is due to open at the prestigious Cannes film festival as Russia celebrates one hundred years of film production.
AvtoVAZ posts sixfold RAS net profit increase in Q1
16/05/2008 16:14
Moscow hails Lebanon peace deal
16/05/2008 16:12
Russia plans to start exports of light helicopters in 2009
16/05/2008 15:53 Russia will start exporting Ansat light multipurpose helicopters in 2009, a helicopter industry official said on Friday.
Exxon denies endangering whales in Russian Far East
16/05/2008 15:34 An Exxon Mobil subsidiary operating the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in Russia's Far East has rejected environmentalist groups' warnings that the project is endangering the local population of gray whales.
Siberian taxi driver jailed for brutal murder over car scratch
16/05/2008 15:12

March 2008

More than 900 WWII artillery shells found in Moscow Bomb disposal experts removed more than 900 unexploded World War II artillery shells from a worksite in northwestern Moscow on Wednesday, an Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman said.	Russian tourist found dead in hotel in India's Goa A 33-year-old Russian female tourist has been found dead in her hotel room in the Indian state of Goa on the country's western coast.
Russian warship to make port call in Oman A Russian frigate will start on Thursday a two-day visit to the port of Salalah in Oman to replenish water and food supplies for its current anti-piracy mission off the Somali coast.	OPEC: history, structure, functions OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, id an international organization uniting most of the world's petroleum exporting countries

		17/03/2010 Sukhoi Superjet 100 engines can withstand ice, hail and bird strikes
		17/03/2010 The Soviet lunar rover Lunokhod 2 before disappearing for 37 years

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